Relating to, composed of, or containing andesite rock or having the characteristics of andesite.
Formed from andesite plus the adjective-forming suffix -ic, meaning 'of or relating to,' following standard chemical and geological naming patterns.
When volcanologists predict volcano behavior, they look at whether a volcano typically produces andesitic magma because it tells them how explosive and dangerous eruptions will likely be.
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